Your not getting any sleep!!!

Welcome! Baby isn't sleeping?? Try this...

So your a mommy and your not getting ANY sleep. Your baby is waking up all the hours of the night to eat, be changed or what have you! Your saying HELP ME!!!

Here's some tips for you... First, go sit somewhere comfy turn that darn phone off so you can concentrate!!!!!

Age really matter A LOT when it comes to sleeping babies. 

NEWBORN: Sorry you won't be getting much sleep for a little while but here's how to make it a little easier...

Newborn Tip:

- Nurse/Bottle feed as much as you can before bed. Just stuff them as much as you can without making them barf... so like 4-6oz bottles and 2-4 nursings 

-BATHS! No matter how much they cry in the bath do it every night. Her crying makes her more tired (THATS GOOD!) I know it's sad but she's alright she needs to get clean. Your thinking wait... the DR said..... okay bathing a child will not hurt them. If her skin is getting dry just do a warm soak and put lotion on her after. 

-Place baby in bed with you! Make sure that baby is only wearing diaper and no heavy blankets. They can over heat. (Try not to make this a habit but if it works for you then keep doing it.) Once baby starts waking up more in your bed that means its time to move her to the crib.

-Try this for about a month 

2-4 Months Tip:

-Feed the crap out of baby. No barfing though.

-Bath time! They love it now right?!

-Baby should be in crib by now. A good way to make that switch and find a soft t-shirt, sleep in for a few days, put it in crib and lay baby on top! (mmmmm I smell mommy) if you are breastfeeding save the breast pads (cloth) that have leaked milk and put those in crib... yea it works wonders!!!

-Intro to the plug... or pacifier if your child is a huge sucker. If they go to sleep but spit the plug out and wake up... no plug... its just making sleep time worse.

-Keep that rhythm, always eating, same time of day they are "in bed" even if they aren't sleeping, rocking them to sleep or whatever, keep doing it at the same time of day. 

-You will still be getting up to feed but it should be a lot less.

-If they are still getting up a lot at 4 months... next step :]

5-8 Months Tip:

-Solids help!! Keep feeding!!

-Bath time! Make it fun, make it long, every night at about the same time.

-If your baby still isn't sleeping... Now is the hard part. You need to put them down in their crib...CRIB SHOULD BE OUT OF THE YOUR ROOM... and close the door and DON'T OPEN IT.

-Don't open it. They are fine. They are at the age now that they know you have not left them for good! I promise. 

-They WILL SCREAM for about 1-2 1/2 hours. Then it will be silent. They have gone to sleep!!!

-But your ears are bleeding and you feel horrible. WELL DON'T YOU NEED YOUR SLEEP. If you don't get sleep you are at much higher risk of getting sick, postpartum depression can start to creep in! You need sleep in order to take care of your baby and yourself.

-So go outside and shut the door and wait till baby is asleep.

-Do this till baby sleeps through the night!! (About 2-3 days) It can very for each baby. 

Sleep Tip:

-You need sleep and baby really really needs sleep to grow and develop. Lack of sleep can lead to complications... look it up if you don't believe me! But sleep is very important for weight gain, brain development, relaxing, pretty much everything!

If your still having trouble getting that little one to sleep. Or maybe you have older kiddos and want to know more about sleeping tips! Contact me on Facebook and we can get to the bottom of it!!

XOXO

Kimberly

YourBeginningsPhotography.com

iPhone from hell.

In the past couple of years I think I've had about 10 phones. That includes stupid phones and smart phones. I've always been an Apple person and when the iPhone came out I can't wait to get my hands on it. I never had a 3G but my first iPhone was the 4.

I love iPhone. I the operating system is so user friendly its insane! And the look and feel of the phone its beyond words. 

BUT

You see I did something stupid and got rid of my iPhone 4S and upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy... I liked it I didn't love it. I had it for a couple of months and then ditched it because I missed iPhone and needed that awesomeness that only Apple can give.

Well I bought an iPhone 4S on eBay. Because I didn't want to give up an arm since I didn't have an upgrade.

This phone is hell.

I'm not sure if it's because it's from eBay or because it's old who the hell knows! All I know is I could now work for Apple (again) and be a genius bar person because I've taken it apart so many times!!! 
I've gotten so many replacement parts it's not even funny!!

I would be up ALL night trying to put tiny screws into the smallest of holes! Then miss placing parts and all together forgetting to put parts back in! Ahhh it was hell! I had to replace the screen, it cracked. The directions where so confusing but I finally figured out that I needed to take EVERYTHING out of the iPhone, take the front off and then replace the screen with a new one. Putting everything back together while trying to be gentle was very much like having a razor scooter hit the side of your ankle. IT HURTS.

But it's working at lot better then when I first got it. The only problem I'm having now is it doesn't make any sound... yea pretty crappy right?

So my next replacement will be the docking system because that's what I read on the internet and the internet is always right.... right??

But besides all these issues I'm still in love with my iPhone! Yeahhh I could just upgrade to the 6 or whatever it's called and be done with all these replacements. But this iPhone from hell, I feel like we are totally connected. I'm nursing it back to health and once I get this last part in it will be like it just came out of the store! (I hope!)

When you love something you never give up right?

xoxo

Kimberly 

Your Beginnings Photography 

Watermelon Babies!

I was looking around for some ideas for my first mini session! My very first, yes! I came across this picture with a few others and thought.. HEY! I love watermelon and so does my son...
Why not do a Watermelon mini session!!!??

So I said, August you are going to be WATERMELON MONTH! Each month I will have a theme for you that comes with at least one mini session. I'm going to try it for a couple of months, see if it catches on. I'm REALLY excited for this months Watermelon session!!!

Here's what the mini session will be all about:

        I will be supplying the watermelon and watermelon like outfits for mom's that would like it!
I will also be having a gathering in my awesome field where these mini sessions will be taking place! I want to get a group photo that you will get FREE as a 8x10 print!!!

Details:

August 29th at noon
Watermelon Mini session fee: $300 for 10-20 photos

To sign up please go here!
For more info visit my website! 


Hope to see you all there!!! 

xoxo
Kimberly Jarest

Your Beginnings Photography

Baby Butts!

The butt. The booty, bum, pooper, bumper, um... yup you get the idea!

But baby butts. They are really really cute! Right!? 

So cute!! The leg chub and the belly rolls mix that and their cute butt!

In the tub and around the house, they get to an age where the diaper won't stay on and the clothes are left around the house. NUDE. Is how you find them. 

Look at this cuties butt. And the boots! WOW! It's only baby butt that make you want to see them... well maybe when you were in high school you wanted to Johnny Depp's butt... ehhh I would still rather see a babies butt. 

Soft and cute!! Hey I'm no freak your thinking it too! Next time you see a babies butt you will know what I mean! Check out some of these!!

OKAY... the chows are just way to fluffy not to put in there!

Have a butt night!!

XOXO

Kimberly 

Your Beginnings Photography

Birthing at...home.

A lot of people think home birth is something that was done way back when, in the fields of someone farm with the horses and goats watching. Or they think you are into witch craft or something and lastly they just fear the idea of home birth.

All of these are true. Way back when you did have your baby in the barn. There was tragedy. But there also was a lot of love and babies being born that way.

I didn't have a home birth because I wanted to have the goats watching me. I had a home birth because I feel safe and comfortable in my own home then I ever would giving birth in a hospital. I'm scared to give birth in a hospital.

Hospitals are not bad.
I still go when I'm sick.
My son goes to all his check ups and has had all his shots so far. Hospitals are very important. We need them for illness and injury. But there's one problem with what everyone is taught about the hospital, how the hospital tells us it's the only way to have a safe birth. "This is just how you do it."

You aren't given options during birth. Yea sure you can write a birth plan. Has anyones ever really worked out? Not really. Most of the time you get scared and listen to the DR. Like you should right? The DR is always right...right? Most of the time they are...

Why do you go to the hospital? Your sick or have an injury right?

Are you sick with the: pregnant?
Are your injuries: pregnant?

No.
No.

Pregnancy is not an illness. Pregnancy is supposed to happen. Birth is supposed to be tough. Birth is supposed to hurt. But you are not supposed to suffer during childbirth. Its supposed to be hard, yes. But your not supposed to suffer.

Movies, books, magazines, hospitals, all make childbirth look so painful, so horrible, they put so much fear! So much blood and screaming. Maybe your saying, wait that all happened to me thats how birth is!! All my girlfriends did that! Then we all had a c-section and then we had a second... thank god we don't have to go through that pain again!!
Or maybe, hey! Wait I had a great birth at the hospital! Congrats! It should be that way too! I'm happy you did. Wasn't it wonderful?

Right? That's what your thinking.

Here's what I think.
Wouldn't it be great if your experience was tough but you felt empowered after it. What if before you had your baby there was a place,a group or books! (there are books) that told you about ALL your options to give birth? Would you go? Would you read?

Would you go? To learn about childbirth how its meant to be taught? Not instilling fear. Just facts, stories, encouragement, love, understanding, breastfeeding, OPTIONS!

I would go!

My home birth was the best experience I have ever had. It was hard, it had its painful moments. I did make some load noises. And my son came out just fine and I was just fine as well. My labor was only 6 hours long. I wasn't fearful of my body giving birth. I knew that my mind didn't know how to do this but my body did so I trusted my body. I had a strong support of women and my husband with me. My midwife never treated me like I was stupid or that she knew best. I was also very healthy and fit the profile for having a home birth which is very important. Not just anyone can. Your midwife will decide if you are healthy and a good fit for home birth.

I also knew that I wanted that feeling of giving birth without medication. I knew it was the best for my son and me. The best for breastfeeding and postpartum. I knew it was supposed to be tough but it was right to go through it.


I don't want you to feel that your birth was wrong. It wasn't, I love hearing everyone birth story regardless! (Please tell me!!) I just want you to know that you have options. It can be awesome!! It's not supposed to be horror movie! Education is huge. Advocating for yourself and your baby!

My husband had he worries, like he should! But once I had my son and he experienced his first home birth he loved it! He felt that he was more a part of the birth then he could have been at the hospital! He talks about it all the time!

Home birth or not look into your options for everything. You never know what you might find!

XOXO
Kimberly Jarest

Your Beginnings Photography 

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Sleep! or not to sleep?

Most parents go through this, are still going through it... It's when the day comes to an end. After bath time and pjs have been put on. After a story or a little spongebob. It's time for the babies to go to bed. 

Newborn: This was probably the worst time you had putting your baby to bed. Or it was the best (darn you!) If it was the worst, that was because you had no idea what you were doing and you were running off of 2-3hours of sleep! Here's what happened. Screaming from baby. Crying from mom. Totally normal and it will pass. (I promise) if you were one of those parents who's newborns slept fine, F off. (Just kidding your time will come) 

Toddler: this stage is by far the hardest because they can walk and talk and they just come into your room or jump and smash into the side of the crib so hard you think it's coming through the floor!! You keep saying nope it's bedtime go to bed.. You hate it you just want time alone to watch junk on TV and check Facebook 14 times!!! But they have other plans. The best is when they are sleeping and you walk upstairs and smell poop and relize, shit! They shit their diaper or peed the bed! Now I have to wake them, or now they are awake! 

Sleeping is hard for babies, toddlers and little kids. They have trouble winding down. Getting infants into a rythem, not schedule helps a lot. Start the rythem as soon as possible. And make sure they eat, having a full tummy helps. Keeping that rythem will help babies and children  know what to expect. Infants do know what's going on they just can't speak so crying is their way of talking. 

Find your families rythem and start it soon. Bedtime will be hard sometimes but it should t be all the time. 

XOXO

Kimberly 

New Beginnings Photography 

To learn more about my photography and it's cause email me at: kimberlyannphotography291@gmail.com

POoP

The many faces, or butts, of poop in a mothers day.

As a stay at home mom, you see a lot of poop. If you have a newborn you see even more poop, but if you have a toddler you see bigger poops. 

When your an exclusively breastfeeding mom you see yellow seedy poop that makes you think... Woah his little hole must be burning! If I had poop like that I would freaking out! It's also runny as hell. And the blow out are the worst thing besides nails on a chalkboard. 

If you just experienced the poop of a first time fed solid foods baby, WOW the smell in that diaper is so bad that you gag and see stars! Oh wait you can't see anything because the stink is burning your eyes!

Maybe you have an older child and the poop you get is the kind they pick up. The solid brown, with an occasional seed kind of poop. It doesn't really smell until you put their hands near your face or they stick the poop in your face!

Then there's the poop situations...

Your in target looking for a good distracting book to read so you can remember your old life! (Check out the target favorites! I've about read them all!) Your child gets that poop face and you then start to smell it. OH NO! It's the up their back and in his/her eyes poop! You act normal, and try not to cause a panic and have people running out of target thinking the septic blew. 

Once you get to the bathroom it's everywhere. You notice the trash and throw away every piece of clothing your child is wearing. The amount of wipes you use is.... the whole darn pack! Once his/her butt is shiny and the poop is safely in the trash you exit and hope know one you know saw you and decides it's okay to come over and chat. Then you look down and see poop all over the side of your thumb.

Or maybe you had an experience with animal poop and your child. They love dog poop... I'm not sure why but they see it and B-LINE IT over! Your having a great outdoor cookout with friends and family and you look over and your child is about to put dog poop into his/her mouth. NO! NO! YUCK! STOP! AHH!!! You run over and "save" your child just in time. Screaming or crying happens as you tell them, firmly, no you can't eat poop it's dirty! Don't touch. You remove your child and notice that you now have to pick up the poop some how so she/he doesn't come by for another look. EEEHHHHHHHHH. If it's your dog you kick yourself/husband for not cleaning it up! If it's your mother-in-laws house you curse under your breath... god dammit..!... 

But we still love our children no matter what kind of poop comes out of their butts! 

"Capturing your day, capturing your pregnancy, capturing your newborn"

New Beginnings Photography 

XOXO

Kimberly